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Metadata - or documentation - is the cornerstone of a successful
inventory of available geographic information system (GIS) data. Metadata
describes the who, what, when, where, and why about a GIS data set.
The metadata style we have adopted is called the "Content Standard for
Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), Version 2 (FGDC-STD-001-1998)" and is
supported nationally and internationally.
Once created, these metadata records are posted to a clearinghouse.
Clearinghouses are collections of documents that describe data sets and they
allow the user to search and browse for data.
Unique features about the clearinghouse system are:
- all participating clearinghouses are accessible through one gateway;
- you may expand your search to include time and geographic extent of
interest;
- you may download data or find instructions for obtaining data.
METADATA TRAINING MATERIALS
Contributing to the metadata collection is easy once you know how. There
are prescribed formats for submitting GIS data descriptions.
Click here to see some of the materials used during NIPC's metadata
training workshops - workshops that train you how to write metadata. Please
take a look at these materials. If you are interested in taking a metadata
workshop, please contact Mike Hoather for more details at
mhoather@nipc.org or call (312) 454-0400 X614.
To learn more about national and international metadata and clearinghouse
efforts, please visit the Federal Geographic Data Committee's website at:
www.fgdc.gov.
Posted 03-13-03
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